Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Fir Disco

Notomys macrotis compared with Pithya vulgaris

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Fir Disco is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Fir Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sarcoscyphaceae
Genus	Notomys	Pithya
Species	Notomys macrotis	Pithya vulgaris

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Fir Disco

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Fir Disco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fir Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

The Big-eared Hopping Mouse (Notomys macrotis) is a species in the genus Notomys. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.